English Dictionary

disease boat

名詞

歴史的

(historical) In early societies, a boat, canoe, etc., in which community members suffering from a disease were exiled in the belief that the evil spirits of the disease would be carried away.

日本語の意味

歴史的に、初期社会において、病にかかった者を疫病の悪霊から遠ざけるために、舟（ボート、カヌーなど）に乗せて孤立または排除する目的で使用された舟のこと。

In the village, the elders placed the afflicted on a small disease boat and set it adrift, believing the evil spirits of the sickness would be carried away.

村で長老たちは病に冒された者たちを小さな病人流しの舟に乗せ、病の邪霊が運び去られると信じてそれを漂わせた。

意味（1）

(historical) In early societies, a boat, canoe, etc., in which community members suffering from a disease were exiled in the belief that the evil spirits of the disease would be carried away.

The loading of diseases into disease-boats, of sins onto scape-goats, the propitiation of the forces of nature by victims, human or animal, sacrifices, ceremonies of re-birth, eucharistic feasts, sexual communions, orgiastic celebrations of the common life, and a host of other things — all said plainly enough what was meant, but not in words.

disease boats （ plural ）